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Survey Finds Young People Follow News, But Without Much Joy
A survey of people ages 16 to 40 finds that millennials and Generation Z follow the news but aren’t that happy with what they’re seeing.
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Sharon Osbourne Says Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson Lied When He Claimed the Osbournes Invested in His Company
Sharon Osbourne told CNBC that Carlos Watson lied about when he said she and Ozzy Osbourne invested in Ozy Media.
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Israel Strikes Gaza Home of Hamas Leader, Destroys AP Office
Israel has escalated its attacks on the Gaza Strip, bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, killing a family of 10 in a refugee camp and destroying a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media
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Australia Will Make Google and Facebook Pay for Journalism
On Thursday, the Australian government passed a law that aims to “address the bargaining power imbalances with digital platforms and media companies.” The code will apply to Google Search and Facebook News Feed, but other digital platform services may also be added.
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Fired Cybersecurity Chief Sues Trump Campaign, Lawyer, Newsmax Over Threats
Krebs accuses the defendants of conspiring to defame him over his statement that the presidential election was secure from foreign interference.
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Axios' Mike Allen: GOP Worries Trump's Election Fight May Hurt Chances of Keeping Senate Control
Republicans are concerned that President Trump’s “foot dragging” could impact Georgia’s undecided Senate races, the Axios co-founder told CNBC.
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How Attacks On the Press Threaten US Democracy and Endanger Us All
It’s not news that President Trump isn’t a fan of the news media. Since the start of his first presidential campaign, he has questioned the credibility of journalists and their news organizations. But in recent months, attacks on the press have ramped up and even turned violent as reporters covering Black Lives Matter protests were arrested and sometimes physically assaulted...
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Top Editor Out at Philly Newspaper After Headline Controversy
The paper’s leaders said the headline “Buildings Matter, Too” was “horribly wrong”
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Officer Won't Be Prosecuted for Hitting Man Who Later Died
Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan says a Burlington police officer who hit a man in the head during an altercation will not be prosecuted for the man’s death days later. Donovan said Friday an investigation found that Officer Cory Campbell’s use of force was reasonable and justified in self-defense. But Donovan said that Campbell’s foul language contributed to escalating the...
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Ivanka Trump: Whistleblower's ID ‘Not Particularly Relevant'
Ivanka Trump on Friday echoed her father’s view that the House impeachment investigation is an attempt to overturn the 2016 election. But, in an interview with The Associated Press, she parted ways with President Donald Trump by calling the identity of the impeachment whistleblower “not particularly relevant.” The Republican president and some of his allies lately have been pressing the...
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Clothing Company's Times Square Billboard Ad Shows President Trump Hogtied by Woman in Athleticwear
A clothing company has put up a billboard in Times Square that depicts President Trump being hog-tied by a woman clad in its athletic wear
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Defends Speech Rules, says Tech Companies are New ‘Fifth Estate'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday launched a defense of how tech companies promote and regulate free speech, arguing that Facebook and its peers make up a new “fifth estate” in society alongside the traditional news media. Zuckerberg, in a speech at Georgetown University, echoed language from the 18th Century, when people first began referring to journalists in the press...
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White House: Trump Condemns Violent Parody, Hasn't Seen It
President Donald Trump “strongly condemns” a graphic and violent parody video that depicts a likeness of him shooting and stabbing opponents and members of the news media, the White House said Monday. But his press secretary said he hadn’t yet watched the two-minute clip. The video, which drew widespread condemnation, was played during a conference held by conservative supporters of...
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Hong Kong Lawmakers Seek to Block Mask Ban; Protests Persist
A group of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators filed a legal challenge Saturday against the government’s use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalize the wearing of face masks at rallies to quell anti-government demonstrations, as the protests diminished in intensity but didn’t stop. The mask ban that went into effect at midnight Friday triggered an overnight rash of widespread violence...
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Border Patrol Detains Adults With No End — Until Lawyers Sue
In early June, twin brothers from Guatemala let their sister in California know they were about to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Then they vanished for almost a month. She couldn’t find them in online databases and the local Guatemalan consulate had no information. She feared they had been kidnapped or killed. It took three weeks to find them: inside jam-packed...
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Body Camera Footage Released in Case of Vermont Man's Death
Union representatives for the police department in Vermont’s largest city said Wednesday that newly released body camera footage shows a “clear case” of self-defense, which is at issue in a high-profile investigation now under review by the state’s attorney general.
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Police Body Camera Footage in Vermont Case Release
Body camera footage from a Vermont incident that left a man with brain injuries has been released. The man died at his home a few days later.
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11 People Killed in Reported Gun Attack at Bar in Brazil
A gang of gunmen reportedly attacked a bar in the capital of Brazil’s northern Pará state Sunday afternoon, and authorities said 11 people were killed.
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Letter From Infamous Killer John Wayne Gacy Found by Suburban Chicago High School
The subject of countless books, television movies, and cable documentaries, just about every angle of Gacy’s life has been explored. But this week, a new chapter opened in the unlikeliest of places.
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Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Submits Letter of Resignation to Trump
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation Monday after a two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. His last day will be May 11, ending a tumultuous relationship with Trump and a tenure that involved some of the most consequential, even chaotic, moments of the president’s...